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Monday night's $785M Powerball jackpot is ninth largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable

Monday night's $785M Powerball jackpot is ninth largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The ninth-largest lottery jackpot will be on the line Monday night when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball prize.
Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets also up

Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets also up

TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks helped Canada's main stock index close slightly higher Monday, while U.S. stock markets also ended up to start the week.
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as the pressure keeps mounting from the bond market

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as the pressure keeps mounting from the bond market

NEW YORK (AP) — A sluggish day for stocks kept September on track to be the worst month of the year for Wall Street. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 0.4%, coming off its worst week in six months.
Music Review: Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz revive folk songs on 'Nothing but Green Willow'

Music Review: Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz revive folk songs on 'Nothing but Green Willow'

Folk artists Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz combine to offer a real oldies collection, with ballads that date back generations and have roots on both sides of the Atlantic.
With Ford deal approved, Unifor sets sights on GM for next round of auto talks

With Ford deal approved, Unifor sets sights on GM for next round of auto talks

TORONTO — Canada's largest private sector union says it will turn to negotiations with General Motors after members voted to accept its labour agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada.
Indigenous group in N.B. signs deal with companies behind proposed nuclear reactor

Indigenous group in N.B. signs deal with companies behind proposed nuclear reactor

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A group of First Nations in New Brunswick has signed agreements with two companies developing small nuclear reactor technology for the province's electric utility.
PBS' free original programming lane may close soon, with Ken Burns and Elon Musk projects coming

PBS' free original programming lane may close soon, with Ken Burns and Elon Musk projects coming

NEW YORK (AP) — PBS was looking forward to a relatively free lane to offer fresh television to viewers downtrodden by the Hollywood strikes this fall, but that advantage may only last a couple of months now.
JJ Johnson's recipe for Collard Greens and Rice Soup

JJ Johnson's recipe for Collard Greens and Rice Soup

Chef JJ Johnson created this soup so that he could incorporate some of the most basic ingredients he loves in one pot. Potlikker is the term for the juice left from cooking seasoned collard greens, and that’s what he used here to build the broth.
Chef JJ Johnson's new cookbook celebrates rice, the humble grain that feeds the world

Chef JJ Johnson's new cookbook celebrates rice, the humble grain that feeds the world

NEW YORK (AP) — Chef JJ Johnson uses rice at home in many different ways — making crepes with his kids, using leftover rice for his wife's salad and frying it for dinner multiple ways. “Rice is a Swiss army knife. It can do so much for you,” he says.
Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams

Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams .
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